Stovepipe-clamp.



UNirnn STATES Patented August 16, 1904.

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STOVEPIPE-CLANIP.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 767,500, dated August 16, 1904.

Application filed February 2, 1904;. Serial No. 191,759. (No model.) i

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Be it known that I, GEORGE E. REYNOLDS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo and State of Colorado, have invented a new and Improved Stovepipe-Clamp, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to means to prevent the stovepipe from slipping or being pulled out of the hole in the chimney; and the object of my improvement is to provide means that will accomplish this purpose and be cheap and durable and that can be readily attached to any stovepipe. I attain this object by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical section through the chimney and stovepipe, showing the means for securing the pipe in position. Fig. 2 is a washer, and Figs. 3 and 4t are the side and top views of the clamp.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

The chimney A is provided with the usual opening B, having a thimble O. The end of the stovepipe D having a bead E projects into this thimble. The usual collar F surrounds the pipe. Inside of-the pipe is a clamp G, having upturned ends H I and holes K, which are screw-threaded to receive the screw L. This screw passes through the washer M and a hole through the pipe D.

\Vhen the parts are in position, as shown in Fig. 1, the turning of the screw tends to pull up the clamp, and on account of the inclined end H the clamp, and with it the screw and pipe, will be pulled inward until stopped by the washer M contacting against the collar F or the face of the chimney. By these simple means the stovepipe is locked in position.

By making the washer N eccentric the distance between the chimney and screw may be regulated. Providing the clamp G with a series of holes K permits one size of clamp to be used on chimneys with Walls of difi erent thicknesses.

Having now explained my improvement, what I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. In a stovepipe-clamp, the combination of a stovepipe, having a hole in its shell. a screw passing through said hole, and a bar within said stovepipe having a laterally-inclined projecting end extending beyond the circumference of the pipe, the other end being bent to contact with the inside of said pipe, said bar having a screw-threaded opening to be engaged by said screw.

2. In a stovepipe-clamp, the combination of a chimney having an opening, a stovepipe projecting into the opening in said chimney and having a hole in its shell, a screw passing through the hole in said pipe, a bar having an upwardly-inclined end projecting from said pipe to engage the inside face of the chimneywall, said bar having a series of screw-threaded holes, said screw engaging either of said holes to lock said pipe in said chimney.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE E. REYNOLDS. VVitnesses:

JOHN A. PERRY, ABBIE E. DAWSON. 

